In a rational world it should not have
been necessary for FAN to launch this campaign.This warning should have been issued by
U.S. governmental health agencies at the federal, state and local levels, since
it was their own agencies that funded these important ground-breaking
mother-offspring IQ studies. However, they appear to be hamstrung by their long
endorsement and belief in the "safety and efficacy" of the water fluoridation
program, which the vast majority of other countries have rejected. However, the
matter is so urgent in our view, if they won't do it, FAN will.

In 2017 and 2018, two “mother-offspring”
studies on the cognitive effect of fluoride on the human
fetus were released. Exposure was determined by measuring fluoride in the urine
of the pregnant women because it’s a good measure of total fluoride
exposure. Both studies reported a significant decrease in the IQs of children.
The studies, by a team of respected researchers, found an IQ loss between 5 and
6 points at 4 years of age and between 6 to 12 years of age (Bashash et al.
2017) and at 1 to 3 years of age (Thomas et al. 2018).

The
singular importance of these two studies is that the fluoride levels in the
urine of the pregnant women are similar to what is found in adults living in
fluoridated communities in the U.S.

The studies were funded by three U.S. government
agencies: National Institutes of Health, Environmental Protection Agency, and
the National Institute of Environmental Health Science.

The fetus now ranks as the most vulnerable of our
species to fluoride’s toxicity.

While there are another 50 published studies
reporting an association of fluoride exposure with a lowering of IQ in children,
and over 200 animal-fluoride
studies reporting damage to the brain and reduced learning
and memory ability, the surprise came with the release of these
mother-offspring fluoride
studies. Why? Because they have clearly demonstrated,
for the first time, that pregnancy is the most critical period for
exposure to fluoride. The fetus now ranks as the most vulnerable of our
species to fluoride’s toxicity.

According
to Paul Connett, PhD, Director of FAN,

“Whether
fluoridation is as effective as promoters claim is now moot. The fluoridation
experiment needs to be stopped now. Pregnant women need to be warned about this
emerging risk from a needlessly imposed exposure.”

As we all know, the main source of fluoride
exposure in the U.S. is from the approximately 70% of U.S. public water
supplies where it is added to the water for dental treatment!

We
hope that many of you will become involved in this campaign on different levels
to help spread the message, so that expecting mothers can act to protect
their children.

Working as an individual, or with a
community group, familiarize yourselves with the Mother-Offspring studies and
the Fluoride-Brain studies. Also, read the Precautionary Principle, which is what city and town council
members can invoke to end fluoridation in your community.